This article appears in the August 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Something emerges from Tokyo Bay. At first, it’s just an appendage, thrashing wildly. If you’re a fan ...

When it comes to giant monsters, few stand the test of time as well as Toho's own kaiju icon, Godzilla, who has gone off to destroy monsters in a franchise spanning 38 films and other media. His ...

Shin Godzilla didn’t just have a terrifying aesthetic thanks to director Hideaki Anno’s take on the classic kaiju, but its evolutions were nothing to sneeze at. When the Shin take on the kaiju saw it ...